| Deposit ID | 10079771 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030498 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Vicar Mine (Wakefield Lease) |
| Geographic coordinates: | -89.88177, 46.47972 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gogebic(county)
Michigan(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wakefield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wakefield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Iron River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Black-Presque Isle(hydrologic unit)
Southcentral Lake Superior(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southern Lake Superior(hydrologic subregion)
Great Lakes(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Ottawa National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Michigan | Gogebic |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 047N | 045W | 12 | Michigan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Chert | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Martite | Gangue |
| Model code | 241 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 34a |
| Deposit model name | Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation) |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation | ||
| Rock unit name | Ironwood Iron-Formation | ||
| Rock description | Ironwood Iron-Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -89.88177, 46.47972 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1950 |
| Year of last production | 1951 |
| District name | Gogebic Range |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Year | 1951 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1950-1951 |
| Material | ore Fe |
| Ore mined | 115761mt |
| Accuracy | Accurate |
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES (2ND ED.): CLEVELAND, OHIO, P. 60.
JOHNSON, A.M., AND GROTH, E.H., A., 1998, INVENTORY OF UNDERGROUND MINES, GOGEBIC COUNTY, P. 253-255, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ALSO KNOWN AS THE WAKEFIELD LEASE, WHICH MADE ITS ONLY SHIPMENTS IN 1950 AND 1951. WORKED BY STOPING METHOD, UNDERGROUND. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Yeager, Keith (Cannon, W.) | Michigan Geological Survey Division | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1997 | Sutphin, D.M. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 01-MAY-1997 | Mason Jr., G.T. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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